the status of the progress of inclusion in Chicago’s business community

 

A biennial research study that provides a comprehensive review of the status of inclusive representation in leadership at the highest levels in Chicago's top corporations. Many refer to this data to help track progress and identify steps needed to advance their own inclusion efforts.

Inside Inclusion featuring the Corporate Diversity Profile evaluates the gains and losses in diverse representation in leadership in Chicago's top 50 publicly held corporations and examines current trends affecting the executive suite and the talent pipeline.

In the 2024 edition, we provide an assessment of the US Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against Affirmative Action in college admissions and the implications for higher education, the corporate sector and minority-owned businesses along with analysis of how the labor market has fared by race and ethnicity post-COVID (2020-2024) in the nation and Chicagoland.